What we call the heart is a nervous sensation, like shyness, which gradually disappears in society. It is fervent in the nursery, strong in the domestic circle, tumultuous at school.

I think there is nothing more lovely than the love of two beautiful women who are not envious of each other's charms.

The sympathy of sorrow is stronger than the sympathy of prosperity.

Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our own minds.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of political connection, animated by the principle of private honor, I feel certain that a popular assembly would sink before the power or the corruption of a minister.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.